What is Under the Boss about?
London, a polished office and a first day that goes sideways in the best and worst ways. Harriet is the shy new temp; the boss notices her almost at once and, in Candy’s words, quickly becomes obsessed. Standing between them is his jealous blonde PA, who runs his diary, angles for a dinner of her own and, per the description, will do anything to destroy their forbidden fling.
It is a classic three-way office triangle with a very British voice. Harriet’s nervous running commentary, a boss who is smooth rather than cartoonish and an assistant who guards his schedule like territory give the cast clear roles within a minute. Harriet is named in episode 1; the boss and the PA are not. The tone is flirty and gossipy, closer to an office soap than a thriller. Candy tags it Taboo, the lead profile is Harriet Seagrave, and all three are adult, original Candy AI characters.
Under the Boss episodes: what’s free and what’s locked
Under the Boss has 5 episodes. Episode 1 plays without an account, episode 2 is free after a free sign-up, and episodes 3–5 cost 12 tokens each.
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At 87 seconds, episode 1 is one of the longer free openers and sets up three people. The PA reshuffles the boss’s afternoon, says he’d be lost without her and floats a Thursday dinner, half asking, half hoping. Harriet spirals through first-day nerves. When the boss asks who she is, the PA says she’s new and steers back to dinner; he cuts in to call her pretty. Welcoming Harriet, he hears her blurt that she has admired him, then correct it to the company, and says he preferred her first answer. Waving off the PA’s meetings, he decides to show her around himself, starting with “where the bodies are kept.”
Episode 2 Free · sign-up
A free account opens episode 2, which follows that tour. The PA now has every reason to feel threatened, and Candy says she will do anything to end the fling, so expect the forbidden attraction to take shape while her jealousy turns into scheming. How Harriet handles the attention is the part we haven’t seen.
Episodes 3, 4 and 5 are locked at 12 tokens each, a 36-token finish. On the yearly plan that is roughly $1.44; even on the monthly plan at $13.99 it comes to about $5.04 (October 2026). Candy’s pitch sets up a duel between the boss’s obsession and the PA’s sabotage, so expect the paid episodes to run as a three-way tug-of-war: the fling heating up, the PA’s jealousy turning into schemes, and the office as the stakes. The description stops there, so we can’t say who comes out ahead. Run the free episodes first, then unlock the rest of Under the Boss on Candy if the triangle has you.
How much does it cost to finish Under the Boss?
Finishing Under the Boss takes 36 tokens. What that costs in real money depends on your plan:
| Candy plan | Price per token | Cost to finish Under the Boss |
|---|---|---|
| Yearly ($3.99/mo) | ≈ $0.04 | ≈ $1.44 |
| Quarterly ($8.99/mo) | ≈ $0.09 | ≈ $3.24 |
| Monthly ($13.99/mo) | ≈ $0.14 | ≈ $5.04 |
Tokens to finish: 36 (3 locked episodes × 12 tokens). Premium includes 100 tokens a month. Full plan details on our Candy AI pricing guide.
Under the Boss review: is it worth unlocking?
Verdict: the best-built office story in our guides, and an easy yes at 36 tokens. Under the Boss gives each character a distinct voice inside its free episode. Harriet’s stammering self-doubt sounds like a real new hire, the PA’s clipped reminders about how lost he would be without her signal a possessive streak, and the boss is smooth without being a cartoon. Slang such as “proper stunners” and “bloody gorgeous” gives the dialogue a distinctly London flavor.
At 87 seconds, only 10 of the 127 openers we measured run longer, and among our guides only His Wife, His Rules (88 seconds) beats it. The room goes to a triangle: three motives in a minute and a half, ending on a tour that is really a power move. Chemistry between Harriet and the boss is more nerves and attention than sparks, which suits a slow-building fling, and the PA is the sharpest foil, her jealousy giving the series a motor a simple romance would lack. We rate the heat 3 of 5, an office-soap simmer rather than a blaze.
Value is the standard five-part deal: 36 tokens, about $1.44 at the yearly rate. My Billionaire Boss is the shorter, colder take on workplace power play, and My Hot Professor moves it to a campus office with a faster, steamier tease. Pick Under the Boss for the better-drawn cast and the tension before the payoff. Our full Candy Shorts review explains how the format works overall.
Heat level 3/5 (our estimate): Our estimate: 3 of 5. Candy tags it Taboo only and pitches an obsessed boss, a forbidden fling and a jealous PA, and the free episode is flirty and gossipy rather than explicit. Expect a slow-building, office-soap level of heat that rises across the paid episodes.
Best for
- Fans of workplace romance and love triangles
- Viewers who enjoy British-flavored dialogue
- Anyone who wants an easy-to-follow three-person cast
Skip it if
- You prefer a bigger mystery to a jealous rivalry
- Boss-and-employee power dynamics are not your thing
Under the Boss FAQ
How many episodes does Under the Boss have?
Five. Episode 1 runs 87 seconds, about 20 seconds longer than the average free opener, and the rest are around one to two minutes each, so the full series is a five-to-ten-minute watch. Candy tags it Taboo; the cast are Candy’s own AI characters, not real-life creators.
Is Under the Boss free to watch?
The opening pair is. You can watch episode 1 as a guest, register for free to get episode 2, and pay 12 tokens for each of the last three. Our Candy Shorts free guide explains what the free tier covers and where it stops.
What does it cost to finish Under the Boss?
36 tokens in total, from three locked episodes at 12 each. As of October 2026 the dollar cost is about $1.44 for a yearly subscriber, $3.24 for quarterly and $5.04 for monthly. A month of Premium includes 100 tokens, which covers it with 64 left over.
Who stars in Under the Boss, and where can I watch full episodes?
Harriet, the boss and the PA are original Candy AI characters, so no real performer is involved; Candy’s lead profile for the series is Harriet Seagrave. Full episodes stream only on Candy, and its Under the Boss page is the official starting point.
